Level of water stress in Iceland
Freshwater withdrawals in Iceland were equal to 0.4% of available resources in 2022.
Iceland, 2022
0.4%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
167th of 176
Level of water stress in Iceland over time
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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 0.4%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Iceland has the 167th highest value.
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